Kraftwerk Chur-Sand

Kraftwerk Chur-Sand is an industrial building in Chur, Plessur, Graubünden which is located on Sandstrasse. Kraftwerk Chur-Sand is situated nearby to the bus stop Sassal railway station, as well as near the crematorium Crematoria Chur.

Type: Industrial building
Also known as: “Elektrizitätswerk Zentrale Sand”
Address: Sandstrasse 71, Chur, 7000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chur Cathedral and Sassal railway station.

Chur Cathedral

Church

Photo: Xenos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chur Cathedral, otherwise known as the Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary, is the Catholic cathedral of the diocese of Chur in Switzerland. The episcopal palace of the bishop of Chur is beside the church. Chur Cathedral is situated 1 km northwest of Kraftwerk Chur-Sand.

Sassal railway station

Bus stop

Photo: Andres Passwirth, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sassal railway station was a small railway station on the Chur-Arosa line of the Rhaetian Railway. It was situated on the southeastern outskirts of Chur, by the Plessur river, between the city suburb of Sand and the settlement of Meiersboden. Sassal railway station is situated 280 metres southeast of Kraftwerk Chur-Sand.

Crematoria Chur

Crematorium

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Crematoria Chur is a crematorium, which is situated 310 metres northwest of Kraftwerk Chur-Sand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Araschgen and Bishops’s Court.

Araschgen

Village

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Araschgen is a village near Chur in the Plessur district, Switzerland. It is part of the municipality of Churwalden. The village was first mentioned in the mid-14th century as Giraschga.